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Teaching of East Asian Languages

EALC 562

Fall, 2007

Professor: Namkil Kim

Office: Ahn House

Tel: 740-3712

Office Hours: T & TH: 11-12:30

OBJECTIVE:

Learning a second language is long and complex undertaking, and teaching a foreign language also involves a complex process. Looking at learning language on the one hand and teaching language on the other, it may appear contradictory. However, if we look at the teaching process as the facilitation of learning, we may be able to teach a foreign language successfully because our teaching is based on the knowledge of how and why one learns or fails to learn a foreign language.

This course aims to provide necessary background information and relevant research and offer many classroom suggestions and resources for students. The ultimate aim is to familiarize students to theories and practices (or general principles) of second language learning and teaching, and to apply the knowledge attained from these to teaching and learning of East Asian languages.

Some of the topics covered in this course include basic principles of first and second language acquisition and language pedagogy such as language, leaning and teaching, child language acquisition, the role of the native language, SLA and linguistics, universal grammar, Styles and strategies,, personality factors, sociocultural factors, and communicative competence.

The students are expected to read the assigned readings thoroughly, and present and discuss them in the class. They are also to launch the investigation of the topics given in the assignment. They will apply the knowledge attained in the class to their projects with a substantial paper which aims to justify or support their projects.

TEXTBOOKS:

Brown, H. D. (2000) Principles of Language Learning and Teaching. Longman.

__________. (2001). Teaching by Principles. Longman.

Ellis, R. (1994). The Study of Second Language Acquisition. Oxford University Press.

Gass, S. M. & L. Selinker (2001). Second Language Acquisition. Lawrence Erlbaum.

Week Topic Reading

1. Introduction Brown (2000) Chapter 1

Gass and Selinker Chapter 1

2. First Language Acquisition Brown (2000) Ch. 2

Child Language Acquisition: Gass and Selinker Ch. 4

First and Second

3. Age and Acquisition Brown (2000) Ch. 3

Human Learning Brown (2000) Ch. 4

4. The role of the Native Language Gass and Selinker Ch. 3

Cross-Linguistic Influence and Brown (2000) Ch. 8

Learner Language

5. Recent Perspectives on the Role of Gass and Selinker Ch. 5

Previously Known Languages

Review and discussion

6. SLA and Linguistics Gass and Selinker Ch. 6

Universal Grammar Gass and Selinker Ch. 7

7. Looking at Interlanguage Processes Gass and Selinker Ch. 8

Interlanguage in Context Gass and Selinker Ch. 9

8. Input, Interaction, and Output Gass and Selinker Ch. 10

Instructed Language Learning Gass and Selinker Ch. 11

9. Review and Discussion

10. Project preparation

11. Nonlanguage Influence Gass and Selinker Ch. 12

Styles and Strategies Brown (2000) Ch. 5

12. Personality Factors Brown (2000) Ch. 6

Sociocultural factors Brown (2000) Ch. 7

13. Review and Discussion

14. The lexicon Gass and Selinker Ch. 13

Communicative Competence Brown Ch. 9

15. An Integrated View of SLA Gass and Selinker Ch. 14

Theories of SLA Brown (2000) Ch. 10

16. Review and Discussion

Criteria for assessment:

1. Presentation of overview on assigned readings 25%

2. Discussion, critique, and research on selected topics 25%

3. Designing of projects including papers 10%

4. Report on preparation of final papers or projects 10%

5. Final paper 30%

(ACCOMODATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Students who need to request accommodations based on a disability are required to register each semester with the Disability Services and Programs (DSP) office (Student Union, Room 301). In addition, a letter of verification to the course instructor, from the Disability Services and Programs office is needed for the semester in which you are enrolled for this course. If you have questions concerning this procedure, please contact both the instructor of the course, and the Disability Services and Programs office at (213) 740-0776.)

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